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2008 9 3 Gil Santos Commentary

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Play from 0:01[0:01] ..." two thumping of the Orioles at Fenway by the -- auction gave Jon Lester is thirteenth win of the season. And showed once again the Dustin Pedroia is a great baseball player. He is continuing his amazing hot streak he had three hits including his sixteenth home run drove in a career best five runs. Dustin Pedroia leads the American League in batting with a 330 average and hit 1288. And and runs scored 108. Last year's American League rookie of the year now has chants of MVP ringing throughout Fenway Park. But Pedroia doesn't want -- talk all is concerned with his winning baseball games Dustin Pedroia -- the kind of -- for -- hustling giving it everything he has all times kind of player the fans love to watch and admire and -- deserves -- Making things all the better course with the losses by Tampa the White Sox in the twins the Red Sox are on a roll right now they've won eight of their last eleven games. And for those who still think they made a mistake trading Manny Ramirez for Jason Bay well think again. What the Red Sox lost -- power numbers has been more than offset by the overall attitude and chemistry of this team and Bears pretty good player in his own right. But just for the sake of numbers listen to this. While Manny was drinking in late June early July the road trucks were being dragged down by his attitude in his final 29 games and Red Sox uniform they were thirteen and sixteen. Since the trade over the last 29 games without Manny they are twenty and nine. I rest"...

Play from 0:00[0:00]" Last night's fourteen to two thumping of the Orioles at Fenway by the -- auction gave Jon Lester is thirteenth win of the season. And showed once again the Dustin Pedroia is a great baseball player. He is continuing his amazing hot streak he had three hits including his sixteenth home run drove in a career best five runs. Dustin Pedroia leads the American League in batting with a 330 average and hit 1288. And and runs scored 108. Last year's American League rookie of the year now has chants of MVP ringing throughout Fenway Park. But Pedroia doesn't want -- talk all is concerned with his winning baseball games Dustin Pedroia -- the kind of -- for -- hustling giving it everything he has all times kind of player the fans love to watch and admire and -- deserves -- Making things all the better course with the losses by Tampa the White Sox in the twins the Red Sox are on a roll right now they've won eight of their last eleven games. And for those who still think they made a mistake trading Manny Ramirez for Jason Bay well think again. What the Red Sox lost -- power numbers has been more than offset by the overall attitude and chemistry of this team and Bears pretty good player in his own right. But just for the sake of numbers listen to this. While Manny was drinking in late June early July the road trucks were being dragged down by his attitude in his final 29 games and Red Sox uniform they were thirteen and sixteen. Since the trade over the last 29 games without Manny they are twenty and nine. I rest my case. I don't sent those WBZ sports."

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[6:48]..." guy yeah I'm just going through a gem of across street with Andre Gurode partners we work out together so we're gonna it's got. And I attacked all the fight -- I -- one they have "...

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